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The QC, Vol. 87, No. 20 • March 15, 2001

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■ Shooting Blanks
The schools, government and
parents are unable to stop school
shootings. This week, students
take a shot at it.
■ Luminarias 2001
Glitter and glamour, sweat on the
dance floor, smiles for the camera
... we were there and, oh yes, we
took pictures.
■ Morning Wood
Senior Art major Natasha
Seleznoff exhibits a series of
woodcuts and self-portraits.
■ New Track & Field
Record Set
Junior Christina Laney set a new
school record in the pole vault
with a 7'6 clearance.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
March 15,2001
\.
John grttnkaf ,
•--... 'Whittier ... y
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 X^,,^,*,**.
iittp://vuww.wliiniep.edH/qc
Accosted Student Speaks Out About Safety Issues
■ CRIME
by Erin Clark
QC Editor-in-Chief
Sophomore Krystal Bmner decided to come forward as the person who was attacked on Tuesday, March 6 [see QC Issue 19,
Volume 87], speaking at the Inter
Residence Hall Association
[I.R.H.A.]'s public safety forum
at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March
15. Bruner will also discuss her
experience at residence hall meetings and in women' s studies classes. Bruner hopes that by speaking
out she can raise awareness of
safety issues on campus and provide an opportunity for students
to address safety concerns and
give suggestions.
"I think we need to pull together and make sure that we open
the channels to report these kinds
of things," Bruner said. "Hopefully people can learn from this so
it doesn't happen again."
Discussion at the safety forum addressed poor lighting on
campus, Resicom' s ability to trace
obscene and harassing phone calls,
Campus Safety escorts, lack of
call boxes and thick brush across
campus. Students suggested implementing programs to raise
awareness about violence and sexual assault on campus, particularly during first-year orientation, as
well as establishing a means by
which students can communicate
safety concerns to the administration.
Junior Council of Representatives (COR) President Jeff Cleveland suggested that students use
the anonymous online suggestion
box on the COR website to address safety concerns, which COR
would then forward to the appropriate departments. Sophomore
I.R.H.A. President and forum organizer Lila Wiggs stated that
I.R.H.A. wouldholdmultiplesafe-
ty fora upon student request. Attendants included students and
representatives of Campus Safety, Human Resources, Residential Life and Maintenance, as well
as Bruner's mother.
According to Bruner, she has
been harassed by an unknown
male assailant since December of
2000, when she began receiving
frequent hang-up phone calls.
These calls increased in frequency, and according to Bruner, "escalated into a voice that I didn't
recognize saying things that indi
cated that I was being watched."
In response to the phone calls,
Bruner temporarily moved into a
friend's room during the week of
February 25,2000. On Thursday,
March 1, Bruner's keys were stolen while she was in the restroom;
her cell phone and credit card,
which had been sitting next to the
keys, were not removed. The locks
of Bruner's door were immediately changed, and she moved back
into her room on Friday, March 2.
She was attacked and thrown
down a flight of concrete stairs
behind Wardman on Tuesday,
March 6, at which point she sustained a broken ankle and fractured wrist, in addition to severe
bruises, according to Bruner. "I
couldn't remember anything I
knew from any self defense class,''
Bruner said. "It was just instinct. I
bit his finger and he shoved me
down the stairs." The attacker fled
and Bruner called Campus Safety
from her cell phone. Bruner could
not confirm whether the anonymous caller and the person who
accosted her were the same person.
Bruner expresses concern that
her activity has been limited following the attack. "It's hard, because I want to lead a normal life
Sophomore Krystal Bruner and her mother, who is living
with Bruner in her residence hall room. Bruner spoke at a
forum on Wednesday, March 14 regarding public safety.
again," Bruner said. "I shouldn't
be afraid to go to the library, but I
am. I shouldn't be afraid to go to
the C.I., but I am. And it's hard."
Bruner encourages students to
travel in groups and to contact
Campus Safety for escorts, and
she also encourages students to
report unsafe circumstances on
campus. "It's hard for maintenance to be everywhere, and it's
part of students' responsibilities
to point out problems," she said.
"I guess our safety is up to us, not
everyone else."
Bruner credits Associate Professor of History Elizabeth Sage
with encouraging her to publicly
reveal herself as the object of attack. "At first it was hard for me
because I felt that I'd done something wrong, because I walked
alone," Bruner said. "[Sage]
prompted me that I can help other
people through this. This is our
community."
COR Passes Resolution Denouncing Iraq Sanctions
■ COR
by Rebecca Wolf
QC Managing Editor
Preston White, a nurse who has traveled to Iraq, speaks at
an informational session regarding the U.S.-led sanctions
on Thursday, March 8,
The Council of Representa-
£2 tives (COR) passed a resolution
K against the U.S. led sanctions on
the Iraqi people by an 11-5 vote
on Monday, March 12. The reso-
m lution states that COR will publicly support the lifting of the sanctions, call on the student body to
inform itself to the conditions in
Iraq and make their opinions
known to their representatives in
Washington, call on Assembly
members to work with student
groups to ease the sanctions and to
publicize its stance on the matter
as appropriate.
Whittier joins eleven other
universities and colleges in condemning the sanctions against
Iraq.
Students Promoting a Rethink-
ing of Community Service
(SPARCS) has headed the campaign against the sanctions, gathering 395 signatures in the last
two weeks on a petition supporting the resolution that was presented at the COR meeting. "By
passing [the resolution] you force
members of Whittier College to
think about these issues,"
SPARCS President and Quaker
Campus A&E Editor Mike
Schmidli said at the meeting. "If
we are conscientious citizens, we
are bound to... be agents of positive change."
The results of the Member-at-
Large survey that asked students
whether COR should support the
resolution was also presented at
the meeting. Out of 332 students
polled, 154 said yes, 80 said no,
and 98 had no opinion.
"I think based on our petition
we have made it clear that there is
an interest in this,"Schmidli said.
The COR Administrative
Committee recommended not to
adopt the resolution with the results of the surveys. Junior COR
Vice President and Chair of the
Administrative Committee Jenna
Desormier said, "80 people said
no in the survey, we don't feel we
can accurately represent the campus."
"The fundamental question is
... should we do this as COR?"
senior COR President Jeff Cleveland said. "Personally I side with
[Schmidli] on this. However, I
don't believe in forcing my views
on anyone."
Cleveland went on to say that
there was no precedent and no
clear mandate from the student
body on this issue. "[Passing the
resolution] would be a dangerous
precedent to set," he said.
Senior Inter-Society Council
(I.C.S.) Co-Chair Matt Remkie-
witz voted against adopting the
See RESOLUTION, page 6
ISSUE 20 • VOLUME 87

■ Shooting Blanks
The schools, government and
parents are unable to stop school
shootings. This week, students
take a shot at it.
■ Luminarias 2001
Glitter and glamour, sweat on the
dance floor, smiles for the camera
... we were there and, oh yes, we
took pictures.
■ Morning Wood
Senior Art major Natasha
Seleznoff exhibits a series of
woodcuts and self-portraits.
■ New Track & Field
Record Set
Junior Christina Laney set a new
school record in the pole vault
with a 7'6 clearance.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
March 15,2001
\.
John grttnkaf ,
•--... 'Whittier ... y
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 X^,,^,*,**.
iittp://vuww.wliiniep.edH/qc
Accosted Student Speaks Out About Safety Issues
■ CRIME
by Erin Clark
QC Editor-in-Chief
Sophomore Krystal Bmner decided to come forward as the person who was attacked on Tuesday, March 6 [see QC Issue 19,
Volume 87], speaking at the Inter
Residence Hall Association
[I.R.H.A.]'s public safety forum
at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March
15. Bruner will also discuss her
experience at residence hall meetings and in women' s studies classes. Bruner hopes that by speaking
out she can raise awareness of
safety issues on campus and provide an opportunity for students
to address safety concerns and
give suggestions.
"I think we need to pull together and make sure that we open
the channels to report these kinds
of things," Bruner said. "Hopefully people can learn from this so
it doesn't happen again."
Discussion at the safety forum addressed poor lighting on
campus, Resicom' s ability to trace
obscene and harassing phone calls,
Campus Safety escorts, lack of
call boxes and thick brush across
campus. Students suggested implementing programs to raise
awareness about violence and sexual assault on campus, particularly during first-year orientation, as
well as establishing a means by
which students can communicate
safety concerns to the administration.
Junior Council of Representatives (COR) President Jeff Cleveland suggested that students use
the anonymous online suggestion
box on the COR website to address safety concerns, which COR
would then forward to the appropriate departments. Sophomore
I.R.H.A. President and forum organizer Lila Wiggs stated that
I.R.H.A. wouldholdmultiplesafe-
ty fora upon student request. Attendants included students and
representatives of Campus Safety, Human Resources, Residential Life and Maintenance, as well
as Bruner's mother.
According to Bruner, she has
been harassed by an unknown
male assailant since December of
2000, when she began receiving
frequent hang-up phone calls.
These calls increased in frequency, and according to Bruner, "escalated into a voice that I didn't
recognize saying things that indi
cated that I was being watched."
In response to the phone calls,
Bruner temporarily moved into a
friend's room during the week of
February 25,2000. On Thursday,
March 1, Bruner's keys were stolen while she was in the restroom;
her cell phone and credit card,
which had been sitting next to the
keys, were not removed. The locks
of Bruner's door were immediately changed, and she moved back
into her room on Friday, March 2.
She was attacked and thrown
down a flight of concrete stairs
behind Wardman on Tuesday,
March 6, at which point she sustained a broken ankle and fractured wrist, in addition to severe
bruises, according to Bruner. "I
couldn't remember anything I
knew from any self defense class,''
Bruner said. "It was just instinct. I
bit his finger and he shoved me
down the stairs." The attacker fled
and Bruner called Campus Safety
from her cell phone. Bruner could
not confirm whether the anonymous caller and the person who
accosted her were the same person.
Bruner expresses concern that
her activity has been limited following the attack. "It's hard, because I want to lead a normal life
Sophomore Krystal Bruner and her mother, who is living
with Bruner in her residence hall room. Bruner spoke at a
forum on Wednesday, March 14 regarding public safety.
again," Bruner said. "I shouldn't
be afraid to go to the library, but I
am. I shouldn't be afraid to go to
the C.I., but I am. And it's hard."
Bruner encourages students to
travel in groups and to contact
Campus Safety for escorts, and
she also encourages students to
report unsafe circumstances on
campus. "It's hard for maintenance to be everywhere, and it's
part of students' responsibilities
to point out problems," she said.
"I guess our safety is up to us, not
everyone else."
Bruner credits Associate Professor of History Elizabeth Sage
with encouraging her to publicly
reveal herself as the object of attack. "At first it was hard for me
because I felt that I'd done something wrong, because I walked
alone," Bruner said. "[Sage]
prompted me that I can help other
people through this. This is our
community."
COR Passes Resolution Denouncing Iraq Sanctions
■ COR
by Rebecca Wolf
QC Managing Editor
Preston White, a nurse who has traveled to Iraq, speaks at
an informational session regarding the U.S.-led sanctions
on Thursday, March 8,
The Council of Representa-
£2 tives (COR) passed a resolution
K against the U.S. led sanctions on
the Iraqi people by an 11-5 vote
on Monday, March 12. The reso-
m lution states that COR will publicly support the lifting of the sanctions, call on the student body to
inform itself to the conditions in
Iraq and make their opinions
known to their representatives in
Washington, call on Assembly
members to work with student
groups to ease the sanctions and to
publicize its stance on the matter
as appropriate.
Whittier joins eleven other
universities and colleges in condemning the sanctions against
Iraq.
Students Promoting a Rethink-
ing of Community Service
(SPARCS) has headed the campaign against the sanctions, gathering 395 signatures in the last
two weeks on a petition supporting the resolution that was presented at the COR meeting. "By
passing [the resolution] you force
members of Whittier College to
think about these issues,"
SPARCS President and Quaker
Campus A&E Editor Mike
Schmidli said at the meeting. "If
we are conscientious citizens, we
are bound to... be agents of positive change."
The results of the Member-at-
Large survey that asked students
whether COR should support the
resolution was also presented at
the meeting. Out of 332 students
polled, 154 said yes, 80 said no,
and 98 had no opinion.
"I think based on our petition
we have made it clear that there is
an interest in this,"Schmidli said.
The COR Administrative
Committee recommended not to
adopt the resolution with the results of the surveys. Junior COR
Vice President and Chair of the
Administrative Committee Jenna
Desormier said, "80 people said
no in the survey, we don't feel we
can accurately represent the campus."
"The fundamental question is
... should we do this as COR?"
senior COR President Jeff Cleveland said. "Personally I side with
[Schmidli] on this. However, I
don't believe in forcing my views
on anyone."
Cleveland went on to say that
there was no precedent and no
clear mandate from the student
body on this issue. "[Passing the
resolution] would be a dangerous
precedent to set," he said.
Senior Inter-Society Council
(I.C.S.) Co-Chair Matt Remkie-
witz voted against adopting the
See RESOLUTION, page 6
ISSUE 20 • VOLUME 87